Boys' name · since 1988

Mikyle

Mikyle has 255 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

255
total births
1988–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade

Mikyle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 255 have been recorded since 1988.

Mikyle has 255 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2020.

  • 255 total births
  • 1988–2020 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 40% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mikyle's 255 recorded births place it above 75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mikyle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mikyle's full recorded timeline at 2006, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mikyle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2002)
17
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
05101520 19881994200020042008201320172020 5

Mikyle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Mikyle's strongest decade.

102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Mikyle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikyle?
Since 1988, Social Security records show 255 babies named Mikyle. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 17 births.
When was Mikyle most popular?
Mikyle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Mikyle been used?
Records for Mikyle go back to 1988, giving 33 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Mikyle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mike, Mikel, Mikael, Mikhail, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mikyle's data

  • Mikyle's decade-level peak was the 2000s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mikyle: Baby Name Since 1988 - 255 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mikyle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mikyle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.